Petrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 – between 12 August and 17 November 1711 in Leipzig[1]) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig.[2]
The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld.[2] He moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and became a student of Gerard Valck specializing in mezzotint.[2] Valck was married to Maria Bloteling, the sister of the Amsterdam engraver Abraham Bloteling. In 1687 Schenk married Gerard's sister Agatha Valck. In 1694, together with Valck, he bought some of the copperplates of the artdealer and cartographer Johannes Janssonius. Along with Valck and Bloteling, he produced prints for the London market, though it is not known if he ever went there with them.[2]
Until 1700 he lived in the Jordaan, then he moved to Dam Square or to Leipzig, where he opened a shop, selling maps and art. He was a regular visitor to the trade fairLeipziger Messe in Leipzig, where he died. He had three sons who became engravers.[2] His eldest son Peter Schenk the Younger was also a noted cartographer and art dealer who continued his father's shop in Leipzig.[3] His sons Jan and Leonard stayed in Amsterdam and probably continued their father's workshop. His daughter Maria married Leonard Valck, the son of Gerard, who continued Gerard's workshop.[4]
He owned an Album Amicorum that was signed was several famous people and runs from 1700 until 1713.[5] Schenk was appointed as court artist in Dresden. He published numerous maps and a drawing of Saxonia.
Continentis Italiae Pars Australior: Sive Regnum Neapolitanum; Hispaniae Obediens: Subdivisum In suos Districtus, Terras, Atque Principatus, Quibus adjectae Sicilia, In Valles tripartita et Contra Turcas ejus Propugnaculum Malta Insula - Amsterdam, ca. 1703. digitized by the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf
Works by or about Peter Schenk in the catalog of the Deutschen Nationalbibliothek[permanent dead link]
Referencesedit
^Krogt, P. van der, Petrus Schenk I, overleden te Leipzig in 1711, Caert-Thresoor 4(1985), p. 37-38
^Peter Schenk biography on Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
^Pieter Schenck biography on Roderick M. Barron website of antique maps
^Eeghen, I. van (1974) PETRUS SCHENK EN ZIJN ‘AFBEELDINGE DER VOORNAAMSTE GEBOUWEN VAN AMSTERDAM’, p. 121, 119. In: Jaarboek Amstelodamum.
External linksedit
Media related to Pieter Schenk (I) at Wikimedia Commons
December 15, 2023
peter, schenk, elder, petrus, schenck, pieter, baptized, december, 1660, between, august, november, 1711, leipzig, german, engraver, cartographer, active, amsterdam, leipzig, born, 1660, december, 1660elberfelddied1711, 1711, aged, leipzigeducationgerard, valc. Petrus Schenck or Pieter or Peter Schenk the Elder baptized 26 December 1660 between 12 August and 17 November 1711 in Leipzig 1 was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig 2 Peter Schenk the ElderBorn 1660 12 26 26 December 1660ElberfeldDied1711 1711 00 00 aged 50 51 LeipzigEducationGerard ValckKnown forengraver and cartographerKrakow copper engraving by Peter SchenkGhent in 1702 by Schenck Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife editThe engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld 2 He moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and became a student of Gerard Valck specializing in mezzotint 2 Valck was married to Maria Bloteling the sister of the Amsterdam engraver Abraham Bloteling In 1687 Schenk married Gerard s sister Agatha Valck In 1694 together with Valck he bought some of the copperplates of the artdealer and cartographer Johannes Janssonius Along with Valck and Bloteling he produced prints for the London market though it is not known if he ever went there with them 2 Until 1700 he lived in the Jordaan then he moved to Dam Square or to Leipzig where he opened a shop selling maps and art He was a regular visitor to the trade fair Leipziger Messe in Leipzig where he died He had three sons who became engravers 2 His eldest son Peter Schenk the Younger was also a noted cartographer and art dealer who continued his father s shop in Leipzig 3 His sons Jan and Leonard stayed in Amsterdam and probably continued their father s workshop His daughter Maria married Leonard Valck the son of Gerard who continued Gerard s workshop 4 Works editSchenk drew several Amsterdam burgomasters Coenraad van Beuningen Johannes Hudde and Nicolaas Witsen He owned an Album Amicorum that was signed was several famous people and runs from 1700 until 1713 5 Schenk was appointed as court artist in Dresden He published numerous maps and a drawing of Saxonia Continentis Italiae Pars Australior Sive Regnum Neapolitanum Hispaniae Obediens Subdivisum In suos Districtus Terras Atque Principatus Quibus adjectae Sicilia In Valles tripartita et Contra Turcas ejus Propugnaculum Malta Insula Amsterdam ca 1703 digitized by the Universitats und Landesbibliothek Dusseldorf Works by or about Peter Schenk in the catalog of the Deutschen Nationalbibliothek permanent dead link References edit Krogt P van der Petrus Schenk I overleden te Leipzig in 1711 Caert Thresoor 4 1985 p 37 38 a b c d e Pieter Schenk I in the RKD Peter Schenk biography on Geographicus Rare Antique Maps Pieter Schenck biography on Roderick M Barron website of antique maps Eeghen I van 1974 PETRUS SCHENK EN ZIJN AFBEELDINGE DER VOORNAAMSTE GEBOUWEN VAN AMSTERDAM p 121 119 In Jaarboek Amstelodamum External links edit nbsp Media related to Pieter Schenk I at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Schenk the Elder amp oldid 1103033248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
